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Anybody want a Challenge.........

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Melvyn

Melvyn Report 13 May 2007 18:03

Hi All I have a challenge if anybody wants it . I am looking for any information on Watkins Cylais Channing born 1898 in Wales. I have hit brick wall on this chap, and any help would be grateful Melvyn

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 13 May 2007 18:06

1901 Watkin C Channing Age in 1901: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Relation: Son Father's name: Walter A Mother's name: Margaretta Gender: Male Where born: Ystalyfera, Glamorgan, Wales Civil parish: Llangnicke Ecclesiastical parish: LLangnicke St Cwig Town: Ystalyfera County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Education: View image Employment status: View image Occupation: View image Registration district: Pontardawe Sub-registration district: Pontardawe ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 189 Household Members: Name Age John F Channing 14 John W R Channing 6 Margaretta Channing 26 Walter A Channing 30 Watkin C Channing 3

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 13 May 2007 18:07

Is this him in the 1901 census:- Name: Watkin C Channing Age in 1901: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Relation: Son Father's name: Walter A Mother's name: Margaretta Gender: Male Where born: Ystalyfera, Glamorgan, Wales Civil parish: Llangnicke Ecclesiastical parish: LLangnicke St Cwig Town: Ystalyfera County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Education: View image Employment status: View image Occupation: View image Registration district: Pontardawe Sub-registration district: Pontardawe ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 189 Household Members: Name Age John F Channing 14 John W R Channing 6 Margaretta Channing 26 Walter A Channing 30 Watkin C Channing 3 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 5064; Folio: 113; Page: 30 Kath. x

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 13 May 2007 18:07

birth Watkin Cynlais Channing Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun DISTRICT: Pontardawe County: Breconshire, Glamorgan Volume: 11a Page: 946 (click to see others

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 13 May 2007 18:13

you can search for free on ancestry BMD index which you could marriage and death best to start looking from when 18 incase married early just put his first name and surname in search as wont work with middle names http://www.ancestry(.)co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx Remove brackets

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 13 May 2007 18:13

Thanks to you all

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 13 May 2007 18:15

His father Walter on the 1891 census:- Name: Walter A Channing Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: North Petherton, Somerset, England Civil parish: Llanguick Ecclesiastical parish: St David Town: Ystalyfera County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Education: View image Employment status: View image Occupation: View image Registration district: Pontardawe Sub-registration district: Pontardawe ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Walter A Channing 20 Edith M Hutchinson 10 Elizabeth Hutchinson 45 Elizabeth A Hutchinson 16 Henry Hutchinson 42 William O Hutchinson 14 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4468; Folio 14; Page 24 Kath. x